Who plays Olivia on EastEnders? Actress Alina Allison's past roles revealed amid BBC debut

EastEnders fans saw a new face in Walford on Wednesday night, as Olivia's identity was finally exposed.

But who is she and who is the actress that plays the character linked to Nadine Keller? Olivia featured in scenes with Nadine during Wednesday's episode, while her name flashed up on Nadine's phone on Monday.

Their history was revealed along with her reasons for being in Walford, with Olivia demanding money. Olivia is played by actress Alina Allison, and this is her first soap role, and one of her first big TV roles too.

Previously, Alina appeared in Casualty in February of this year for one episode. Her other roles have include a number of short films and TV series, including a film called Punch alongside soap stars Jamie Lomas and fellow EastEnder Kierston Wareing, who played Kirsty Branning on the BBC soap.

It comes amid Nadine lying to Jay Brown to get money out of him, owing Olivia cash. Fans had initially believed Olivia was Emma Harding using a fake name.

Emma is the mother of Jay's late wife Lola Pearce, and fans thought she had teamed up with Nadine to con Jay, or as a plot to get custody of Lola's daughter Lexi Pearce. Now it seems this is not the case, but a picture posted recently of Emma actress Patsy Kensit and Nadine star Jazzy Phoenix sparked theories that Emma would be returning, and a twist was on the cards.

As for Nadine, her secret being exposed about her fake pregnancy and her scamming Jay could lead to an exit for the character. But will she find herself in trouble if she is unable to pay back all the money that she owes?

Nadine and Olivia aren't the only new faces on the soap at the moment, with Stevie Mitchell also leaving his family reeling with his arrival. Stevie could be hiding something himself, with fans convinced he is up to no good after he suggested to estranged son Billy he was keen to make amends.

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